Health Disparity

WASHINGTON — By using race specific equations when interpreting pulmonary function tests, racism and bias come to the surface, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Healio spoke with Kaharu Sumino, MD, MPH, about a presentation from this year’s American Thoracic Society International Conference on global issues in asthma care.

SAN DIEGO — In this video exclusive, Rodica Pop-Busui, MD, PhD, American Diabetes Association president, describes initiatives for her term, including an end to amputations and improved access to care.

There have been several changes in the management of low-risk thyroid cancer in recent years, but researchers are still trying to answer what level of surveillance is appropriate for patients.

WASHINGTON — Initial measures of lung function were reduced in patients with COPD who lived in socially vulnerable communities, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Obstetrics and gynecology residency programs at institutions and in states with abortion restrictions were less likely to incorporate patient factors when diagnosing early pregnancy loss, researchers reported.

The Global Liver Institute has marked June 8 as International NASH Day, part of a public education campaign to raise awareness and urgency about fatty liver disease and its advanced form, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

CHICAGO — “Committed and collective action” will be required if a key goal of the Cancer Moonshot — reducing cancer mortality by at least 50% in 25 years — will be met, the NCI director told ASCO Annual Meeting attendees.

CHICAGO — Fewer than half of adolescents and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia received first-line treatment at a specialized cancer center, despite an association of such treatment with longer survival, study results showed.

Health care professionals must collect more detailed and accurate demographic data and identify factors contributing to health disparities in pediatric endocrinology and gender care, according to a scientific statement.